Daniel cruise



No. 620mg. I Patented Feb. 2|, |899. n. cnulsE.

HORSESHOE PAD.

(Application med um. 29, 1s9a.)- (Nh Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL CRUISE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HORS ESHOE-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,019,'dated February21, 1899.

Application led March 29, 1898. Serial No. 675,531- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL CRUISE, of the city of New York, borough ofManhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved. Horseshoe-Pad, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention is a horseshoe-pad constructed of rubber or otherresilient material and provided with grooves, wherein are embeddedstrips of leather or other indurate ma- Iferial; so that the pad retainsall of the advantages of elasticity and at the same time presentsindurated surfaces to the ground to prevent the slipping of the horsesfeet.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, whilethe claims deiine the actual scope of the invention.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a bottom plan View of the invention, showing the shoe inplace. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig, l, and Fig. 3is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

The pad has the usual leather back @,Which lies against the hoof of thehorse. The pad b is formed of soft rubber, with a laterallyenlarged heelportion b', so that the [iat shoe c may fit around the main portion ofthe pad and engage directly with the back a, as shown in Figs. 2 andl3.The pad h may be cemented to the back et. The pad is also secured by anendless line of stitching d run around its edges.

In producing the pad b transverse grooves e are formed therein, whichgrooves are arranged parallel With each other and may be any numberdesired. Fitted in each groove is a strip of leather or other induratematerial f. These strips of leather f are bent or foldedlongitudinallyand tted in the grooves, as shown best in Fig. 2. Thestrips are secured by lines of stitching g, that pass through the stripsf, the pad b, and the back a. By these means the three parts a, b, and fare rmly and immovably secured together. The pad b is arranged toproject slightly below the shoe c, so that the blow of the horses stepwill be received on the pad. The whole structure is secured to the hoofby nails driven through the openings in the shoe and. through the back ainto the hoof. The strips f project below the rubber pad b to a veryslight degree, so that they will engage the ground and prevent theslipping of the horse. These strips also serve as highly eective meansfor assisting in securing the pad to the back a. The strips f may be ofany number desired. I have shown them arranged throughout the area ofthe pad b; but it is clear that they may be reduced or increased innumber without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A horseshoe-pad having a back, an elastic padarranged beneath the same, an indurate strip embedded in the elasticpad, and fastening devices passed through the strip, the pad and theback.

2. A horseshoe-pad having a back, an elastic pad beneath the same, anindurate strip folded longitudinally and. embedded in the pad, andfastening devices engaging with the fold in the strip and passed throughthe strip and through the pad and back.

3. A horseshoe-pad having a leather back adapted to engage the hoof ofthe horse, a rubber pad located beneath the back, a leather stripembedded in the pad, and fastening devices passed through the strip, thepad and the back.

4. A horseshoe-pad havinga back, an elastic pad located beneath theback, an endless line of stitching run around the edge of the pad andpassing into the back, a series of indurate strips embedded in the lowersurface of the pad and transversely disposed to the pad, and a line ofstitching run through the strips and through the pad and the back.

5. A horseshoe-pad formed of elastic material and provided with anindurate strip embedded therein and presenting a part of its surface tothe ground, and. fastening devices running lengthwise along the stripand passing through the same and through the pad.

DANIEL CRUISE. Witnesses: l

IsAAc OWENS, JNO. M. RITTER.

